Reviews
‘Call Of My Life’ Review: Uzoamaka Power Dials into the Nigerian Romcom Canon with Heart and Familiarity
The definition of a romcom is a well-documented and defined concept, parameters are often rigid and the story must follow a formula: hot boy plus beautiful girl plus almost fantastical meeting equals forever after. Dammy […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Ema Edosio’s ‘When Nigeria Happens’ Review
Nollywoodweek: In the final scene of When Nigeria Happens, we see how submission has been tortured into Fagbo as he mindlessly marches with a group of men, shorn of his former locs and despair sat […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Laju Iren’s ‘Onobiren’ Review
NollywoodWeek: Nollywood has drawn sustained criticism for its reductive portrayals of women. This tendency emerges from a convergence of socio-cultural frameworks—particularly established patriarchal norms—and external narrative inheritances traceable to Classical Hollywood Cinema, privileging archetypal characterization […]
Nollywoodweek 2026: Thomas Letellier’s ‘Batwing Unmasked’ Review (Documentary)
Nollywoodweek: There is a familiar thrill that runs through Batwing Unmasked. Not the thrill of a recognition of a hero (Africa has had many, and visual and comic artist Loyiso Mkize highlights Ororo as an […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Orire Nwani’s ‘Hussaini’ Review (Short Film)
Nollywoodweek: There is a very good chance that Hussaini would break your heart. The eighteen-minute-long film opens in a mosque, where Hussaini, among a small congregation of men, bows in prayer. We then follow him […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Uyoyou Adia’s ‘Evi’ Review
NollywoodWeek: As the internet has grown, we have found some familiarity with the machinations of the entertainment industry; people talk like record label executives, giving armchair expert advice on album rollouts and PR relationships and […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Ella Chikezie’s ‘In Her Shoes’ Review (Short Film)
NollywoodWeek: Halima (Darasimi Nadi, Obara’M) is not like every other child her age. This much is clear from the opening frames. She struggles with attention. It is easy to mistake her for a mute. The […]
NollywoodWeek 2026: Seko Shamte’s ‘East West Love’ Review (Opening Film)
NollywoodWeek: Romance, in Nigerian cinema, is often mistaken for ease. It is treated as a genre that requires little or no more than nearness and sentiment—two beautiful people, a mild obstacle, an expected resolution. Yet […]
News
Fusion Intelligence’s Film X Launches to Give Nollywood Producers Faster Access to Box Office Data
Think about the platform that powers ticket sales accounting for more than 30 cinema locations across West Africa, or the software that handled ticketing for Everybody Loves Jenifa screenings in the UK and Canada. That […]
BBC to Release Meji Alabi’s Nigerian Civil War Documentary ‘Surviving Biafra’ in June
Meji Alabi is directing a new BBC World Service documentary on the Nigerian Civil War titled Surviving Biafra, a 75-minute film built around eyewitness testimonies and previously unseen archival material from the frontline, set to […]
‘My Father’s Shadow’ Set to Return to Nigerian Cinemas in June Following AMVCA Sweep
“Which one is My Father’s Shadow?” “Did we even watch it?” “Where can we watch it?” These were the reactions on the night My Father’s Shadow won 5 out of its 7 AMVCA nominations at […]
IFA’s Kids Film Workshop Introduces Ibadan Kids to Filmmaking Basics
‘Catch them young’ is a phrase often used to encourage young children to take up activities they can grow and excel in later in life. So many times, film training programs are geared towards a […]
C.J. Obasi, Damilola Solesi and The Agbajowo Collective Selected for Durban FilmMart 2026
Film projects from Nigeria are among the titles selected for the 17th edition of the Durban FilmMart InstitutePitch and Finance Forum, with in-development animation and fiction works by filmmakers including C.J. Obasi, Damilola Solesi’s Smids […]
NollywoodWeek Film Festival 2026 Recap and Winners List
NollywoodWeek 2026 felt like a series of conversations about what African cinema needs, in order to travel further, sound better, sustain creators, and compete globally without losing its specificity. That was my biggest takeaway from […]
Akinola Davies Jr. ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Emerges Most Awarded Film at AMVCA 2026 (See Full Winners)
The main ceremony of the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) took place on May 9 after a weeklong series of activities. Split into voting and non-voting categories, audiences had the […]
NollywoodWeek Announces 2026 Opening and Closing Films, Unveils Festival Ambassador
More programming details for the 13th edition of the NollywoodWeek Film Festival, including its opening and closing films, documentary selection, and the official festival ambassador, have been announced. The festival which is scheduled to run […]
Essays
Why Are African Films Expected to Be So Heavy at International Festivals?
A girl with a big smile plastered on her face is surrounded by heart-shaped decorations. She is bathed in a warm, saturated red and pink light that evokes a romantic atmosphere. Heart-shaped props are held […]
‘Over the Bridge’ Review: Tolu Ajayi’s Impressionistic Portrait of a Corporate Man Undone by Ambition
Everyone speaks in Tolu Ajayi’s Over the Bridge: the characters with their voices, and the rivers, the fishes, the music with their own voice. No direct communication passes between them, yet meaning emerges all the […]
‘Osamede’ Trailer Introduces a Chosen Benin Warrior Amid Ancestral-Colonial Clash
The trailer for Osamede runs just under two minutes, but it wastes no time drawing the viewer into its world It introduces a historical-fantasy drama rooted in the Benin Kingdom, a moment when British colonial forces […]
‘The Serpent’s Gift’ Review: Kayode Kasum’s Latest Cultural Offering Blurs Between Authenticity and Spectacle
When Kayode Kasum released Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story in 2023, it sparked a cultural moment, particularly among Igbo audiences who celebrated its homage to the Igbo apprenticeship system (nwa boi), a notable concept of […]
Akinola Davies Jr’s ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ Idris Elba’s ‘Dust to Dreams’ and Kenyan-Nigerian Production Among BFI London Film Festival Lineup
The 69th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its lineup, with three Nigerian films among the official selections. The festival, which runs from 8 to 19 October 2025 in London and across the UK, will […]
Chukwu Martin’s ‘We Danced & Danced’ Signals New Culture Studios’ Creative Reactivation
Fifty years after producing TV drama Iya Wura, directed by Demas Nwoko, New Culture Studios has returned with a new project—though this time, not in the form of a traditional comeback. Instead, the studio describes […]
